Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Belize
Belize: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.1291 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Belize, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
In 2024, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Belize stood at -0.1291 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 101.0% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Belize peaked at -0.0642 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.5237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2008.
That places Belize 111th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.4167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2791 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.351 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.437 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.268 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2185 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0642 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 108 Egypt -0.0971 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 109 Guyana -0.0982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 110 Colombia -0.1111 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 112 Uzbekistan -0.1436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 113 El Salvador -0.1832 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 114 Micronesia (country) -0.1848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Belize
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0287 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.721 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 50.13 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.3972 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 58.67 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 79.3 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Belize?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Belize was -0.1291 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0642 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
- How does Belize rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Belize ranks 111th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.